diff --git a/src/types/value.rs b/src/types/value.rs
index 8a2fffe..00295e7 100644
--- a/src/types/value.rs
+++ b/src/types/value.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ impl From<Vec<u8>> for Value {
     }
 }
 
+impl <T> From<Option<T>> for Value
+    where T: Into<Value> {
+    fn from(v: Option<T>) -> Value {
+        match v {
+            Some(x) => x.into(),
+            None => Value::Null,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Value {
     pub fn data_type(&self) -> Type {
         match *self {
diff --git a/src/types/value_ref.rs b/src/types/value_ref.rs
index 9a48bcf..acc9aa6 100644
--- a/src/types/value_ref.rs
+++ b/src/types/value_ref.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Value> for ValueRef<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, T> From<Option<T>> for ValueRef<'a> 
+    where T: Into<ValueRef<'a>> {
+    fn from(s: Option<T>) -> ValueRef<'a> {
+        match s {
+            Some(x) => x.into(),
+            None => ValueRef::Null,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(feature = "functions", feature = "session", feature = "vtab"))]
 impl<'a> ValueRef<'a> {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn from_value(value: *mut crate::ffi::sqlite3_value) -> ValueRef<'a> {